Posts tagged youth

World Heritage, a nonprofit student exchange program, is seeking volunteers to serve as area representatives in the Erie region. World Heritage offers students ages 15 to 18 the opportunity to spend a high school year or semester in the United States with a host family. Area representatives recruit and screen potential host families, supervise the…

i9 Sports in Erie County is looking for volunteers to coach various youth age groups in flag football, soccer and basketball. Volunteer coaches must support the organization’s core principles of fun, inclusivity (everyone plays), safety, and good sportsmanship. All coaches receive a coach’s shirt, ball, and equipment bag to use at no cost. All volunteer coaches must pass a background…

State Rep. Ryan Bizzarro’s office is sponsoring a book drive in the memory of Jax Stone, a 9-year-old Erie boy who battled a malignant brain stem glioma tumor before passing away in July. Jax, who attended Tracy Elementary School, loved to read. You can help honor Jax by donating a book — or several books —…

On Monday, Hooked on Books for Kids will be receiving 40,000 new books at the Shred-X Warehouse, 2952 W. 22nd St. Volunteers are needed to help unpack and sort books on Wednesday, from 2 to 4 p.m., and Thursday, 8 to 11 a.m. and noon to 4 p.m. Hooked on Books for Kids works with Erie County’s…

Attention students! Are you looking for service hours for the 2014-2015 school year? The TREC Garden, located at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 301 Peninsula Drive, is looking for student volunteers age 16 and older to help with a fall cleanup on two Sundays, Sept. 28 and Oct. 12. Cleanup will begin at 9 a.m. and…

Camp Sherwin, 8600 West Lake Road, Lake City, is looking for numerous volunteers to help at the 2014 Apple Fest, which is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 18. Volunteer jobs available include: On Friday, Oct. 17: Painting lines for the parking lot on Friday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Setting up the concession area and…

Join Cody’s Ride of Hope on Sunday at Presque Isle State Park, and help brighten the lives of sick children. The event is a bike ride to benefit Cody’s Wheels Of Hope, a nonprofit organization that accepts donations in order to buy bicycles, riding toys and safety helmets for children with life-threatening diseases. The ride…

The Downtown Y is looking for volunteers to help out at the third annual Highmark Downtown Showdown Outdoor 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 2 and 3. Volunteers are needed for setup, registration, scorekeeping and timekeeping, bracket keepers, and 50/50 ticket sales. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Victoria Stilson…

Do you own construction equipment or other big machinery that would be interesting to children? CelebrateErie organizers are seeking volunteers with heavy equipment, tractors and the like to showcase their vehicles in the three-day festival as part of the Kids Construction Zone. This year’s CelebrateErie is scheduled for Aug. 15 through 17. Organizers call the Kids Construction Zone…